Dodge City times., 1887-08-18
he said, after a pause. s'How's the
Grand American Eagle a-doiu'?'

sShe ism a-doin' -
."Nothin at alp"
"No; hasn't been for ten years.
1T was splendid mine once, Elisha.
You used to say"
$50 it was. But we struck hard
pan-you remember about it. What s
the use of rakin' over old personalities
at this time, when l ought to be re-
ceived with open arms and bonfire
lighted and fireworks touched of?
"I know, know" replied Amasa
apologetically. II ought to ask you
how you happened on east this way
"Why, yes; you ort to show some
brotherly feeling. It's natural"
"Well, Elisha, have you any ready
money in your pockets?"
GA thousand dollars.
Amasa walked over to his rusty old
safe.
''Better put that money in here?"
he asked, casually. Elisha handed him
roll of bills, "Don't feel like payln'
back any of that two thousand?" asked
Amasa, facetiously, referring to the
loan he had made in the mining scheme.
"No,' said Elisha, II don't" A.
ter pause, while his brother locked
the safe, he said, "That thousand is
the last cent I've got in the world
"Glad you've come home. Glad
you We come to live with me, said
Amasa rubbing his hands. ''The girls
will be SO happy to see you. Come,
let's 20 in the house..
He slipped an old, well-worn over
coat over his shoulders without but
thing it, and they went out into the
rain. Elisha was very we'll dressed.
ANY one would have taken him for a
well-to-do Western bank president.
He looked sleek and well fed. There
wasn't a trace of anxiety about his
face. Otherwise the brothers looked
very much alike.
As they were crossing the threshold
of the house, Amasa whispered, "Just
tell the girls you're millionaire; for a
joke, you know
Elisha winked. eyes," he said,
ssfor ajoke-wish l was though and
they entered the parlor. There were
the six girls; six good looking, hearty,
frank, healthy country girls. They all
arose, and gave veritable shout OF
welcome. They usually gave a united
shout whenever anything pleased them.
They fairly screamed when Elisha
opened the door. They flew at him.
They kissed him. They took his hat
from him; they took away his overcoat
and umbrella. And how they were i'm
pressed when their father said, proudly:
"And to think that your uncle has re-
turned to us millionaire!
IA millionaire!- -really?' chorused
the girls.
Elisha began to feel his old boastful
spirit, for which he had long been noted,
coming over him again. "Why," he
said, sout in California we don t
reckon million much money. All my
friends are worth over million. My
five million dollars don't count much
out there.
Elisha says he is going to build a
public library building for East Ches-
terville," put in Amasa, without a
grimace.
IA public library chorous the
girls.
"He says he don't mind paying of
the debt of the church either" added
their prevaricator Of a father.
"How perfectly splendid
"No one would have thought the
Grand American Spread-Eagle Mine
would have panned out SO well,' SAID
Amasa.
By this time the SIX girls were
dancing around the room in their ex'
citement. They had not been so ex-
cited since John Mawley, the son Of
Mawley the mill owner at the other
end of the village, had become engaged
to Bessie Snow, their eldest sister
said Mawley having concluded, on the
consent and advice of his father, to
break off said engagement, after knowl-
edge of Lawyer Shows financial con-
dition came out and became common
gossip.
"Elisha says the Sunday School
shall have new organ if it takes his
last cent" said their father, laughing
heartily. He could not hold himself
in.